Hydrelia albifera

Hydrelia albifera, the fragile white carpet moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia, south in the east to the Gulf states.^[2] The habitat consists of deciduous and mixed-wood forests.

Hydrelia albifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Hydrelia
Species:	H. albifera
Binomial name
Hydrelia albifera (Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Acidalia albifera Walker, 1866 Asthena albifera Acidalia albogilvaria Morrison, 1874 Corycia triseriata Packard, 1874

The wingspan is 16–18 mm.^[3] There is one generation per year in the north, while two may occur further south. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Cornus stolonifera, Cornus alternafolia and Betula papyrifera.^[4]